While the group said it supports the commission getting "out of the nursing home business due to the financial drain," it believes the sale would take "beds intended for Medicaid patients and place them in the hands of some big corporation only concerned with their bottom line."

The group favors finding another buyer for the entire nursing home.

The Jefferson County Commission is expected to vote on the sale this week to Brookdale Senior Living Inc., a Tennessee-based company, for $3.2 million.